The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1887.
The presidents social duties have not |
in the least diminished with the adj |
journment of congress. He accorded |
the railroad representatives special
reception on one OF his Oft days, and
yesterday afternoon when he dropped
his pen and papers and came down to
the east room at his regular hour TOR
shaking hands with the great Ameri-
can public, he found the crowd swelled
by the presence of several hundred OF
the educational dignitaries low in the
city, and the cultured gentlemen who
represent the American institute OF
civics.
The latter society has for its object
the promotion of the study OF govern
ment and the spread of Mr.. DOrman b.
Eaton's political philosophy.
As the president smiled graclousiy
and shook hands with the superlnten-
dents, he assured them that he was al
ways delighted to meet a BODY OF
school-teachers. 81 was once some
thing OF school teacher once myself,
you know" said he, "and l sometimes
| feel that 1 am something of school,
teacher STILL" Every school man in
the line was presented to the president
by name. "Dr. Lucky of Pittsburg,"
said the introducer, as an unusually
handsome gentleman stepped forward
to grasp the presidential hand. 1t had
been intended to have all the educators
in one compact body with no outsiders
sand wiched between them, but 1t hap
pened that a very dilapidated looking
old tramp had gotten into line just be-
hind the fine looking man from Pitts
burg. AS the straggler approached
the president there was a marked hia-
tus. No tongue could tell bis name.
But the president was equal to the sit
uation. He extended his hand with
usual cordiality and said in an encour-
aging tone: "How are you,my friend?
I suppose your name must be DIR. In
lucky" Everybody in hearing of the
remark laughed and so did the tramp
A fter leaving the white house the ped
agogues were photographed in group
on the steps ST the state, war and navy
department building.
At the educational convention the
superintendent have discussed civil
service reform. Those who spoke on
the subject were pretty nearly all civil
service reformers, and that sentiment
was loudly applauded by the assem-
blage OF men and women who filled the
hall of che national museum where the
sessions were held.
This reminds me of something that
Representative Breckenridge of Ken
lucky recently said on the subject. He
was speaking before the Virginia dem
ocratic association about the duties OF
!, democrats to their party. The potency
of democracy in the district of Colum.
bia is fully demonstrated, by the way
in the size and enthusiasm of the meet.
ings of the different democratic associa.
! tons which are held from time to time
The congressman from Kentucky said
that democratic administration, in the
first year or two of its accession to pow.
er, could not fulfil all the hopes and ex-
pectatlons and anticipations of that
event. 1t was enough that it had Civ
en- the country an honest and able gov.
eminent and fully represented the pub
lie opinion that produced it. Instead
of complaining of the civil service laws
and the fact that the republicans are
not turned out of office as fast as they
might be, he said it was the duty Of
democrats to make democratic suprem.
acy permanent and when this was &C.
! complished, more of their hopes might
be realized.